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While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates.
The remains of the wooden vessel lie off the coast of Maderö Island, a Baltic Sea islet located about 20 miles southeast of Stockholm.
Long known to locals, the Maderö wreck was first visited by divers in 1969, who described it as a large medieval trading ship filled with bricks. In the decades since, other divers visited the site, but a complete investigation was never performed, leaving key questions unanswered.
Intent on demystifying the ships origin, a team of archaeologists dove down to the wreck in May 2022, where they took over 1,000 photographs and numerous samples, according to a study published on Jan. 5 in the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology...
“During the 14th to 15th century there (was) a lot of piracy on the Baltic Sea,” Eriksson said.
And at the time, when many state-owned navies had yet to be formed, large ships often served dual purposes: to supply goods and defend against attackers, Eriksson said...
5th century shipwreck reveals ‘surprising’ cargo and weapons for fending off pirates (aol.com)
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The urn shows the pre-Hispanic deity in his representation as a growing cob. The lid alludes to an owl, a bird of omen and symbol of war among the ancient Mayans of the Río Bec region, the INAH has reported.
As part of the archaeological rescue work carried out by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), specialists located a funeral urn with the representation of the corn god along Section 7 of the Maya Train...
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St. Lucie County won't allow higher high rises to be built on three South Hutchinson lots.Here is the link.
St. Lucie County won't allow higher high rises to be built on three South Hutchinson lots (msn.com)
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| Surf Chart from Surguru.com. |
The tides are a little bigger now.
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